Even astute biologists confuse the pygmy shrew with the abundant masked shrew which it closely resembles, and positive identification in the field is difficult. In hand, the pygmy shrew, which ...

However, their data remain inconclusive, and may reflect a tendency for smoky shrews to achieve dense populations within pockets of suitable habitat instead on exhibiting a complex social structure.

The Center for Biological Diversity has developed new maps that identify areas where limiting pesticide use, and other conservation measures, are critically needed to protect 50 threatened and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chalk one up for the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew. The U.S. Fish ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— Responding to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published a new critical habitat proposal for one of the most endangered ...

The Mount Lyell shrew, a tiny mammal that lives high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, was first described 100 years ago, but the elusive creature had never been photographed alive. So, in November ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it has reduced the critical habitat designation for the endangered Buena Vista Lake Shrew in California to less than half of ...

Hero shrews have the most extreme spine in nature—and we don’t know why. The tiny African mammals have an interlocking and highly flexible spine, new x-rays reveal—but they only deepen the ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add an additional 552 acres in King and Kern Counties, Calif. to land previously proposed for designation as critical habitat for the ...